Counselor Education in Technicolor: Recruiting Graduate Students of Color

• Carlos Hipolito-Delgado ^[1] ; Diane Estrada ^[1] ; Marina Garcia ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Colorado Denver

     University of Colorado Denver

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Revista interamericana de psicología = Interamerican journal of psychology, ISSN 0034-9690, Vol. 51, Nº. 1, 2017
• Idioma: español
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  • português

    La falta de diversidad étnica en la profesión de consejería requiere mayor atención a las estrategias de reclutamiento de estudiantes graduados de color. Se realizó un estudio de los estudiantes graduados de color para identificar los factores que animarony desalienta estos estudiantes en seguir carreras en consejería. Los participantes en este estudio indican que querían diversificar la profesión de consejería, la familiaridad con consejeros profesionales, la ubicación del programa de graduados, la falta de diversidad de los alumnos en programas graduados, y los requisitos de admisión influyó su decisión de inscribirse in una programa graduado en consejería. Basándose en los resultados de este estudio, las implicaciones para el reclutamiento de estudiantesgraduados de color en los programas de educación de consejeros incluyen la necesidad de programas graduados que demuestren un compromiso con la diversidad, mayor claridad en los requisitos de admisión, y la orientación para los estudiantes a través del proceso de admisión.

  • English

    The dearth of ethnic diversity in the counseling fieldrequires increased attention to strategies for recruiting graduate students of color. A case study of graduate students of color was conducted to identify factors that encouraged and discouraged them from pursuing careers in counseling. The participants in this study indicated that diversifying the counseling field, exposure to helping professionals, location of the graduate program, lack of student diversity, and program admissions requirements influenced their decision to pursue graduate degrees in counseling. Based on the findings of this study, implications for recruiting graduate students of color into counselor educationprograms include the need for graduate programs to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, increased clarity in admissions requirements, and providing students with guidance through the admissions process

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